Air pollution killing more Americans under Trump than Obama: Study
It found that 9,700 more people died in 2018 due to air pollution in the US than in 2016 because the Trump administration has made it easier to …
Transforming lives: The job creation potential of a just livestock transition
The growth can revitalise rural economies and mitigate the adverse effects of urbanisation
Canadian first to be diagnosed as suffering from climate change
A doctor in Nelson, British Columbia wrote ‘climate change’ as part of his diagnosis of an elderly patient suffering from multiple …
Directed energy weapons shoot painful but non-lethal beams – are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?
If Havana syndrome is the result of deliberately targeted electromagnetic beams, employees of the US government and other nations will remain …
The jirgas of Afghanistan: Will local governance be on Taliban 2.0’s agenda
Down To Earth speaks to Austrian expert on Afghanistan, Christine Noelle-Karimi, about the role of jirgas post the Taliban’s takeover
US officials urge to override Gilead patent
Most of US state attorney generals want the government to use its march-in-rights to license remdesivir to others
Winter is here: Coldest winds of the season hit US
The polar vortex has split into three and that has brought down temperatures to life-threatening levels in parts of US, Europe and Asia
Education, infrastructure saving grace for top districts: NITI Aayog report
Top performing districts still lag behind in development parameters like health and nutrition
The world should start accepting Haitian refugees: Aprajita Kashyap
Down To Earth speaks to academician from Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Centre for Canadian, US & Latin American Studies on the …
E-fasting can minimise e-waste
Turning off notifications, turning our phone off while working and setting limits for the amount of time we spend on technology on a daily basis …
NTPC gearing up to meet new emission norms
India’s largest generator is planning FGD installations and SCR pilot projects to meet the new norms
California finds huge groundwater reserves; experts urge caution
The study has led to a debate in the scientific community over the utilisation of these groundwater resources in the drought-hit state
Norway and the US agree to collaborate on forests and climate change
The statement recognises the importance of forests and land use in mitigating climate change
A new proposal for quantum entanglement between microorganisms
Tongcang Li from Purdue University, USA, and Zhang-qi Yin from Tsinghua University, China, have proposed a new method to teleport the internal …
US House moves to block labelling of genetically-modified food
The Bill comes in the wake of a movement across the country to enact laws that require the labelling of GMOs
A second too long
The world has been adding an extra second at regular intervals to keep pace with the slowing Earth. Will the practice be stopped as the US says …
We create jobs-for the US
Modi government still has no clear strategy for creating employment for the hordes of the jobless young in India
Perfect model
Biologists use a variety of animal models for experiments. But a mouse or a fruitfly cannot truly represent a human being. Jessica Bolker, …
Mobile tester for crop diseases
Michigan State University scientists have developed a portable, effective device for testing plant diseases. Called Gene-Z, it was unveiled at …
Early warning systems and controlled burning for forest fire management in talks at UN Forum on Forests
By end of forum on May 10, declaration aims to achieve agreement on a high-level political commitment to forest protection
Sitting duck
India’s decision to reduce import duties on frozen turkey and duck from the US has raised concerns among domestic poultry producers, who …
The dubious sceptic
Documents>> Climate Change • USA
Count carbon the cheap way
A handy instrument to measure soot level in the air
Ant’s invasion plan decoded
The fire ant first went to the US, then conquered the world
Extreme weather unabated: Third-hottest July took Antarctic sea ice to its minimum since 1979
Antarctic sea ice extent reached its lowest value for July in 44 years